Ila F Smith's Obituary
Funeral services for Ila Sue Smith, 96, of Leesville, Louisiana will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, July 3rd, at the Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville with Rev. Walter Collins officiating. Burial will follow in the Castor Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Thursday, July 2nd, from 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. at the funeral home.
Ila, the daughter of Nealous A. and Stella E. Bedgood Franklin, was born April 5, 1919 in Pitkin, LA. She passed away on June 22, 2015, in Many, LA.
Mrs. Smith was a lifelong residence of Vernon Parish. She was the oldest member of Castor Baptist Church.
She is survived by her, daughters, Regina Smith of Leesville and Clarice Hovdet & husband, Norman of Leesville; grandchildren, Ronda Denise Newman, Timothy Hovdet and Pamela Miller; great grandchildren, Jimmy Newman, Becky Newman, Abigail Hovdet, Amelia Hovdet, Matthew Miller, & Collin Miller and great great grandson, Grayson Newman.
The family would like to thank the Sabine Retirement and Rehabilitation Center.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made the Alzheimer’s Foundation.
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